An Award AND A Contest!!!

Hello to all of my fabulous blog visitors!!! (make sure to read all of today's post, so you don't miss out on my contest!) Today I am here to share an Award that I rec'd from a very special designer, Karyn! Karyn was so awesome to nominate MY BLOG for the "I Love Your Blog" award! I have seen a lot of these on other blogs; however, I have NEVER, EVER rec'd one myself... so I want to thank Karyn a bazillion times over! Please take a look at Karyn's blog, you will be sooooo glad that you did! She offers the most fabulous freebie design items for all of you digital scrappers and tons of inspiration for traditional/paper scrappers. Her designs are awesome! While I am speaking about Karyn, I also want to give her a huge shout out and a big CONGRATULATIONS regarding the newest addition to her beautiful family! Welcome to the World, Wyatt!! Check out Karyn's blog today!

Now I have to nominate 7 other blogs; for me this is easy because I am a very faithful follower, well, actually more like "Stalker" of the following awesome blogs!!! Please click on the blog owners name and check their site out! You'll have fun traveling the blog world and I am quite certain you'll find some fun stuff along the way!

1) The one and only guy I know who scraps!!! Scrubbie!!!!

2) The very talented and inspiring digital artist, Vicki!!!!

3) Another super-talented digital artist, Sara!!!

4) I cannot forget about the very talented and sweet, Charlie!!!!

5) Here is a girl whom I met by fate just less than two months ago!! Casey of Prettyscrappy.com!!!!!

6) Here are two ladies that I have so much respect and admiration for! Amy and Lauren of Polka Dot Plum! These ladies are so super-talented! I am honored to know them!! Visit the Polka Dot Plum Blog today!!!!

7) Last, but certainly not least is: Nicole Seitler of Sugarplum Paperie!!! This gal has so much talent it's almost rediculous! Visit Nicole today!!!

I could list many, many more blogs, but these folks have had a profound impact on my life over the past few months, whether they know it or not. I visit each of these blogs regularly and each time I leave one of their blogs, I feel happier, smarter and certainly inspired! Thanks to you all!

Now, on to the contest... If you leave a comment under THIS POST between now and December 10th, you could be the lucky winner of a $25 Stampin' Up! gift certificate* so you can shop in my store!! How cool would that be!???

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Until next time....

New Beginnings....Please take a moment to read...

I have wanted to post this for a few weeks now, however, each time I sat down to write something I felt I just couldn't express the profound gratitude I have for a new friend I have met online. This person offered me hope at a time in my life that wasn't so great. She gave some beautiful scrappy stuff to me, she cheered me up with her emails, and she made me laugh.

Well...as we continued to chat via email I learned that this person had literally recently lost EVERYTHING as a result of hurricane Ike. When I learned this I was so deeply affected by her willingness to give to me. I mean here is someone who has lost everything and she is offering things to me!?!? I remember at some point throughout our conversations I had referred to her as an angel (this being before I knew about her tragedy) and little did I know just how angelic she was! This angel is Casey of the Pretty Scrappy website at www.prettyscrappy.com!

I would like to ask each and everyone of you to stop by her website and consider purchasing her beautiful digital kit that her Design Team has created for her called NEW BEGINNINGS. All of the proceeds go directly to Casey her and her family so they can slowly but surely begin to rebuild their lives. This beautiful kit is only $10.00 and each purchase will literally change the lives of a beautiful family. If you do not digital scrap, consider going to the site and purchasing the kit anyway...you don't have to download the links. The kit is merely a bonus and a "thank you" for helping this family out in a time of need. Ponder for a moment losing everything; I mean everything...I can't even imagine. Casey made me cry one day because she told me how thankful she was when her family was able to purchase a mini fridge so they could have food on-hand for the kids... I knew at this point I wanted to do whatever I could to help. So, I bought the kit and made it my "mission" to get the word out to anyone and everyone that I could. Please feel free to pass this info on to your friends and family. I know that we can all make a difference in thier lives!!!

The $10.00 will directly help this family AND you will receive a 753MB digital kit that will rock your world! It's beautiful! The preview posted isn't even a fraction of what you'll receive. You really will want to visit this link to see the kit up close and personal. CLICK HERE TO HELP CASEY!

I consider this a "Pay it Forward" sort of moment... Please let me know if you would like to contact Casey directly, I will put you in touch with her. I also want to acknowledge her design team who selflessly put together this beautiful kit for Casey and her family. They did a fabulous job! A group of people who banned together to give a family hope of a New Beginning!

Additionally, if you would like to read about this family and what they have gone through, click here!

You can continue to visit Casey's blog for any updates. Click here for the link to go to her blogs "home" page.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping a family who needs our help. A family who is willing to give to others when they themselves have very little. A family who would give to you, or me if we needed their help. Casey is a beautiful person with lots of love in her heart! Just like all of you who visit my blog!

Hugs to all! And PLEASE, PLEASE contact me if you have any questions.

I, too, have been "Sucked" in!

Thanksgiving is a time for being Thankful and Giving...

That is why the fabulous ladies of Polka Dot Plum have are "giving" you an awesome opportunity to save HUGE! Go check it out, you'll be glad that you did and you will save oodles and oodles of cash! I know I did!! Click here to be directed to their shop!



Hop to it! You know you want to! ((hugs)) to all of my friends! Happy Shopping!

Hugs,


Candice

P.S. I'll be adding a post really soon that I hope you will all come back and view. It's an amazing storing of loss, giving, and New Beginnings! Please come back soon!

URGENT NOTICE REGARDING WEBSITE!

It has been brought to my attention that my Stampin' Up! website www.soinkincute.stampinup.net is working great... ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE OF MY FAVORITE SECTIONS! "SHOP NOW!" If you click on the "Shop Now" button, it will give you a message that says, "Your demonstrator is not accepting online orders".... This is not so! I am working to have this corrected ASAP! I will post another message when it is up and running. It is such a great feature and I apologize for the inconvenience. If you would like to order something right away, please contact me and I can place your order for you. I know the holidays are quickly approaching, so please do not let this error affect your decision to place an order.

Warm wishes,

Candi